Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-27

ocratic party will not DO u. They woalc
fnd constitutional difiioaltiea in ths
way imuediafely. Il will be solved SEN
aay, perhaps the Workineman viii solvs
Il. bot if viii Be IN the Republican
party. The clearest heads and beSi
minds Of the nation have come 20 the
legislative halls frrm the WORKING
Glasses. SpeakinR Of labor organizA-
tions. be said: "Yoa have 3 right 10
organize and bsoome Knights OF Labor.
10 dissass these matters; 20 exchange
views. and advance your interests tn
every honsrahle way. You can get ths
highest wages you can. bot strikes ars
detestsble and fatal 10 the p9Fpose toey
seek 20 accomplish. some better Way
must be devised. but capital aud labor
must solve that problem themselves.
perhaps BY arbitrations perhaps By 90
operation"
Blalne Caming west 90 Basiness.
Nmv YoRx, March 26.-Ths TribEas
Tomorrow Wili say: ~The Western trip
OF James q. Blaine, on which be will
start on Monday. has been undertaken
for recreation and business combined
Mr.. Blains's daughter. Mrs. Lieutenant
Golanel Coppinger. Who 10 with her bus.
band ct Fort Wishita. Indian Territory,
has been expecting q visit from her
father for some time. Blaine is inter
ested in tW0 mines in Ooloraao,
and desired TO GO TO Denver on busi.
mess connected With these investments.
He will stop ct St. Louis fos Q day on
his way West, merely TO rest, aDd then
go on 10 Denver. On his return fr0m
FoFs Wichita be will come by way
Of Chicago, and rest there for q dss.
The trip will occupy about twenty days.
Blaine had q host Of callers yesterday.
He rssolutely refused 10 talk politics
with any one. and positively repelled
every atiemps % ENGAGE him IN oonver
sation ab0ut 1883. He will make no
speeches while be is gone, nor accept
any receptions.
LoulslAnass Land Claims.
WAszrnoroH, March 26.-The Secre-
tary Of the Interior today rendered .
deeision in the matter Of the claim OF
the State of Leaisiana under the sUaDp
act Of lSA9 and 1850, on an appeal frem
the decision sf the OommissioneR OF tbe
General Land Ofice. on New. q, 1885,
whieh refussd the application OF the
State to have all the lGnds listed 70
said State. on the ground that none de-
seFibed by she Geld notes as Low prairie,
not areable, not ls fer cultivation, bot
tom lands, Low lands, or loU and yet
lands, we're necessarily swamp and
overfloSed lands, made untit thereby
for cultivation, a. required By the grant
ing acts. Tue Secretary directs the
Commissioners 10 sdvtss the counsel for
the State that IL can elect whether the
deld notes ef the survey shall be made
the bases OF the final adjustments OF the
grants, aBd in case suoh election is
made, the Commissioner Is directed 10
proceed 10 list any tracts that appear BY
the field notes to be clearly Of the char
acter granted, unlsss there Il reason TO
believe that the hsld notes and survey
are false and fraudulent.
where the Geld notes Of the survey
have been made since the act Of lS49 In
reference thereto. they will be held 20
eutltIe she State prs1a fdcie to the la0ds
returned as swamp and overh0Wed,
with ut additional words. made unfit
thereby for cultivation; bat where
made before the passage Of that act, all
description words In the grant or words
clsarly Of like import, must appear, and
where they de not so ap ear, the state
must show by other satisfactory evi
denoa that tbs lands claimed were OF
the class contemplated by the grant. II
the State does q ot elect to take the held
notes Of the survey, the Commissioner
10 advised that the State should be
allowed to furnish satisfactory
proof that the lands claimed were
swamp lands aud 0vetfioWed and
rendered thereby unfit for cultivation
at the date Of the grant. The Secretary
directs that the State be required 90
designate specifically the act nndei
which she makes her claim, and should
she elect 10 furnish additional testi
mony showing the character OF the par
ticular lands named, the Commissioned
will transmit TO the Secretary for sp-
proval the list Of such lands as the evi-
dences NAV show the State to be enti'
sIed TO under such acts- This decision
sonoars, in the oonelusioBs OF tie Com
misslsner, as to the effect OF the helc
notes above indicated AZ TO she Low
lands, etc., and in addition thereto
formuiates q rule az stated for bis evi
dencs in adjusting the swamp land
sIIK strikers VIII Resume work.
PArKnsoN tH. ~. March 26.-Th'
strike Of l6a0 silk dYers, which ha.
lasted over six weeks, ended today and
the men will resume work on Monday
In the new schedule which vas pre-
sented as an ultimatum Of the bosses,
the strikers obtain no concessions, and
the Knights OF Labor are unFecsRnizsd
DenVer CITY Republicans.
DExvER, March 26.-The Republican
CITY Convention this afternoon nom
mated VIM. Scott Lee for Mayor. John
s ferth for City Attorney, A. A. No
Kni0ht frr Aaditor, and J. z. freadway
for City Clerk.
OveFman seId
NEv YosK, March 26.-At the KelloRi
combination sale today the G alitornis
tFetseF Overmau vas purchased By n
b. Clafiin Of New York for $500.
"0a Friediand. Iss7."
NKv YoKx. March 26.--It trsnspirei
that the statement that Mss.onieF's
masterpieces "Oa FriedlAnd, 1907" wes
bought at the steVaFt art sale last nigh
vas incorrect. Mr.. Gould vas anxious
20 purchase IL, bat vas oatbid BY Col
Ebert Hilton, sou Of ex Judge Hilton
ID IL said that the great work viil nlti
maisly come int the hands Of o. r
Huntington.
Rurned the Utensils.
NKw YonK. March 25.-Twenty-fv.
thousand dollars wortn Of gamblers
utensils were burnt al police hsadqasr-
tera. The lot bad been captured dur
ing raida on gambling houses duFinf
the past tuo years.
sherman In Cineinnati.
CrNcrxHATI, March 26.-SsnatOF Sber
man was given an ovatton when be Wal
tntroduced 20 the Chamber Of Com
meFee this afternoon He made q ten
mtuute speech, In vhioh be referred q
the marvellous devslopments and 70
sources Ct the South. The renaindel
OF his speech vas devoted 20 . criticism
Of Congress for failing 10 provide fo
the reduosion Of the Treasury surplas
he expressed ths hope thai Secretary
P.irehild vOuld be able 10 relieve To-
business world. This afternoon sheF
mao vas the guest sf MAYOR smith
he visited the Blaine and Logan eiub
Agrees FaIIy with the Attorney Gen
eFAl.
wAsHrNoros. March 26.-Tbe Sec
retary Of ths IBteFior today said 70 81
Associated Press reporter that be fuill